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Jeannie Morris has written an inspiring story of a Chicago Bear running back - Brian Piccolo - whose career was cut short, at age 26, by cancer. The background is football. The focus is a man whose record as a human being far exceeds any possible "record" in football. — Brian Piccolo's happiness as husband and as father of three little girls wa... more »s being matched by his achievements as a professional football player when the blow struck. The relentless course of disaster month after month is a major part of this book. But there is more. There is the inspiration from Brian's nondefeatist attitude, from the courage of his battle with cancer, and from the devotion of his wife, Joy, and the attention of his friends throughout the term of his illness.« less